Starter 1 - GCSE 9-1 Foundation(Calculator: 1mark questions)

Find $\frac{1}{3}$  of 30

• 30

• 90

• 10

• 15

Write $\frac{9}{10}$  as a decimal

• 0.09

• 9.0

• 0.9

• 10.9

Write the number 2538 correct to the nearest hundred.

• 2000

• 2500

• 2600

• 1500

Rosie and Dan share some sweets. 
 Dan gets $\frac{1}{4}$  of the sweets.

Write down the ratio of the number of sweets Rosie gets to the number of sweets Dan gets.  

• 3 : 1

• 1 : 3

• 1 : 4

• 4 : 1

There are $y\$ boats on a lake.

There are 7 people in each boat.
Write an expression, in terms of  $y$  , for the total number of people in boats.   

•  $7+y$  

•  $27y$  

•  $7y$  

•  $\frac{7}{y}$  

Here is a list of numbers. $21\ \ \ 22\ \ \ 23\ \ \ 24\ \ \ 25\ \ \ 26\ \ \ 27\ \ \ 28\ \ \ 29\$  

From the numbers in the list, write down a square number.

• 22

• 25

• 27

• 28

Four biased coins, A, B, C and D are thrown.

The probability that each coin will land on Heads is shown in the table below.

Coin                        Probability
  A                              0.33
    B                              0.033
 C                               $\frac{1}{3}$  
    D                                30%

Which coin is least likely to land on Heads?

• A

• B

• C

• D

This is part of a bus timetable between Bury and Manchester.

 $Bury\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0825\ \ \ 0855\ \ \ 0915\ \ \ 0930\ \ \ 0945\ \ \ 1005$ 
 $Whitefield\ \ \ \ \ \ 0834\ \ \ 0904\ \ \ 0924\ \ \ 0939\ \ \ 0954\ \ \ 1014$   $Heaton\ Park\ \ \ 0846\ \ \ 0916\ \ \ 0936\ \ \ 0951\ \ \ 1006\ \ \ 1027$   $Cheetham\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0856\ \ \ 0926\ \ \ 0946\ \ \ 1001\ \ \ 1016\ \ \ 1037$   $Manchester\ \ \ \ 0905\ \ \ 0935\ \ \ 0955\ \ \ 1010\ \ \ 1025\ \ \ 1048$  

How many minutes should the 0825 bus take to go from Bury to Manchester?

• 40

• 50

• 35

• 105

Write down a multiple of 6 that is between 40 and 50

• 43

• 44

• 48

• 490

What are the coordinates of point A?

• (0,6)

• (-4,3)

• (8,-9)

• (-6,-6)